Children's Intervention Home Support Worker

5 months ago


Brecon, United Kingdom Fair Ways Full time

**Who are Fair Ways and what do we stand for?**

Fair Ways is a leading children’s services charity based in the Solent, delivering Fostering, Education, Residential, Mental Health and Family services and cares for over 400 children, families, young people and vulnerable adults each year.

**Where and when do we need you?**

We have two Residential Children’s home in Brecon Beacons National Park. Over time our 2 homes will accommodate up to 5 children aged between 11 and 18 and the focus will be to provide an enriching and positive environment ensuring we prepare the children in our care to move onto safe and nurturing foster care placements which will be achieved through early intervention.

As a Support Worker you will be involved exciting and rewarding things like:

- To make a contribution to the monitoring of good practice within the home and ensuring safe working practices within Child Protection procedures.
- To complete Riise Keep Yourself Safe Course/ Riise 5-day foundation course and a yearly 2-day refresher. Embed skills learnt on Riise into working practice.
- To effectively contribute, as part of the team, to the planning and decision-making process within the home. Share your thoughts in team meetings.
- To undertake key worker tasks and responsibilities
- complete key work sessions and arrange appointments.
- Contributing to formal assessments of the needs of young people, in conjunction with colleagues and other professionals, to promote and safeguard the welfare of the young people in placement.
- To manage behaviours of concern resulting from previous trauma and recognise the need to intervene using positive handling strategies, in order to ensure the safety of young people and colleagues.
- To support young people with their engagement and participation in activities with Fair Ways Outdoor Adventure.
- To understand and work within the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (RISCA) and adhere to Fair Ways Policies and Procedures.
- To ensure you complete daily tasks consistent with the smooth running of the home, such as contact sheet, personal plan, key work sessions, incident forms, risk assessments and ISP.
- To engage productively in individual supervision and attend group supervision sessions with management team and The Hub.
- To observe, assess and monitor young people’s health development and emotional well-being, by promoting high standards of physical care, hygiene and safety for all young people in the home.
- Involve young people in decisions about their personal plan, in order to maximise their choices, giving due consideration to their wishes and feelings.
- Sharing of information, via handovers, meetings, liaising with families and placing authorities and any other agencies involved in the care of young people.
- To demonstrate a commitment to Fair Ways’ culture by playing your **A.R.T.** This involves being **P*rofessional (doing what you say you’ll do); **A**ccepting (inclusive, open minded and respectful), **R**eflective (focus on learning, not blaming) and being **T*ransparent (open, honest, having integrity).
- Any other duties as may be required by your Line Manager/Director.

You will be working on a rota basis; Day 1: 9.00 to 23.00 with a sleep in, Day 2: 7.30 to 23.00 with a sleep in, Day 3: 7.30 to 10.00, Day 4 to 6 off.

**Desirable. but not Essential**
- Whilst we value the knowledge and understanding that experience and qualifications can bring we also know that some of our best people have come to us from unrelated backgrounds. These people already held our core values at heart, and with the dedication of our amazing in house training and development team, we have supported the rest_
- Previous experience of working with young people and/or adults with health/social care/educational needs
- A Level 3 qualification in childcare/social care

**Let us look after you**

At Fair Ways, we care about your well-being, here is what we currently offer to our dedicated team:

- Exciting Opportunities: Participate in free staff lotteries with amazing prizes, such as £1000 holiday vouchers, weekends away, luxury hampers, £1000 fostering referral scheme and vouchers. Experience a workplace that celebrates your contributions.
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a Holiday Accrual Scheme and the option to purchase additional holidays (up to 5 days). We value your time and offer flexibility to accommodate your existing commitments.
- Health and Support: Benefit from Health Shield, our health cash plan, and access to our Employee Assistance Scheme, providing emergency financial assistance and 24/7 counselling services. Access your salary when you need it with Early Pay - The ability to withdraw an amount of your salary early each month to assist with any unforeseen circumstances.
- Growth and Development: Unlock your potential with our Education Grant, offering funding for accreditation up to master's level. Engage in leadership courses to enhance your sk



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